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ERIC Number: EJ427731
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0037-7724
Defining Genocide: A Model Unit.
Fernekes, William R.
Social Education, v55 n2 p130-31 Feb 1991
Outlines a teaching unit, appropriate for grades seven through college, that helps students understand the nature of the United Nations definition of genocide. Questions the adequacy of that definition. Provides four classroom teaching scenarios for a cluster of five to eight class periods, culminating with students writing an essay about genocide. (NL)
Descriptors: Controversial Issues (Course Content), Definitions, Genocide, Higher Education, History Instruction, Instructional Materials, International Crimes, International Law, International Studies, Modern History, Secondary Education, Social Sciences, Social Studies, Teaching Methods, Units of Study, World History, Writing Assignments
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: United Nations
Note: The revised edition of Social Education (v55 n2 Feb 1991) was annotated.